gladiator
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin gladiātor, from gladius "sword" + agent suffix -or
[edit] Noun
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gladiator (plural gladiators)
- (in ancient Rome) a person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal
- (by extension) a disputant in a public controversy or debate
- a professional boxer
[edit] Translations
(in ancient Rome) a person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal
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(by extension) a disputant in a public controversy or debate
a professional boxer See boxer
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology
From Latin gladiātor < gladius "sword" + agentive suffix -or
[edit] Noun
gladiator
- gladiator; entertainer who engages in mortal combat
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From gladius "sword" + agentive suffix -or
[edit] Noun
gladiātor (genitive gladiātōris); m, third declension
- a gladiator
- vocative singular of gladiātor
[edit] Inflection
Third declension (3).
[edit] Descendants
- Catalan: gladiador
- English: gladiator
- French: gladiateur
- Italian: gladiatore
- Portuguese: gladiador
- Sicilian: gladiaturi
- Spanish: gladiador
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
| Inflection for gladiator | Singular | Plural | ||
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | gladiator | gladiatorn | gladiatorer | gladiatorerna |
| Possessive form | gladiators | gladiatorns | gladiatorers | gladiatorernas |
gladiator c.
- gladiator; entertainer who engaged in mortal combat
